Review Questions I Flashcards
What was Upton’s view on Cheating?
Upton is ok with cheating because it is widely practiced in sport (normal cheating, from a contractualist) point of view you want to do everything you can to win for your team (maximal effort)
- What makes abiding by the rules the overruling moral authority
Who was against Upton on the cheating debate and what was his(?) point of view?
Royce was against cheating.
- Talking the walk is not a question of delivering maximal effort it is a choice thus that argument is invalid.
- In terms of choice Upton is suggesting the “Is/Ought” Fallacy, just because everyone does it doesn’t mean it should be standard practice.
Who initially wrote about punishment in sport and what was his view?
Seifried wrote that punishment was an effective treatment, but his definition was vague as to what “injury” included.
Seifried argues that punishment for ELITE athletes restores fairness, makes repeat offenders less likely, promotes solidarity and cooperation, fear of punishment motivates rule following
Who was opposed to punishment in sport and why?
Albrecht was opposed to punishment in sport
- Punishment = Abuse
- Punishment leads to shame and guilt which are negative, it causes psychological harm, teaches to use force to solve problems
- Definition is too vague
- No oversight of punisher
- Conflates punishment with discipline
Looking at the authors arguing for and against corporeal punishment what was the “mismatch” that occurred and what did they both seem to be arguing for?
Seifried argued for punishment at elite level while Albrecht seemed to be going after non professional.
Both argued for punishment as practicing fundamental skills but in different ways.
Describe Seifried’s intentions
Seifried does not intend on punishment to create hatred for PA and if properly administered won’t deter lifelong PA (Doc. Double Eff.?)
